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Rather than wait another few weeks to publish my Home CCTV Server review I've decided to make t a two part affiar. Part one is now on-line...

"I have had CCTV at home for 8 years now in one form or another. Over that time camera performance has increased, whilst prices have fallen. Par for the course where most technology is concerned I suppose. A year or so ago I bought a Samsung CCTV switcher from eBay to view our cameras by modulating its output round all the TVs in the house. Using its simple timer it switched between each camera at a set interval, while this worked it was frustrating as the camera you wanted to view was rarely the one that was on the screen at that particular moment in time. The eBay acquired switcher died a month or so ago and so the search for the "upgrade" was on"...

The IR-POD camera mount provides wireless positioning capabilities.

Controlled by hand-held, TV-style remote, the IR-Pod is a motorized base that pans and tilts a camera. Set-up requires users to plug a camera and a power cord into the unit and does not require computer. Works with any camcorder, camera, or webcam within weight restriction; product is available in 2 versions...

I have had CCTV at home for 8 years now in one form or another. Over that time camera performance has increased, whilst prices have fallen. Par for the course where most technology is concerned I suppose. A year or so ago I bought a Samsung CCTV switcher from eBay to view our cameras by modulating its output round all the TVs in the house. Using its simple timer it switched between each camera at a set interval, while this worked it was frustrating as the camera you wanted to view was rarely the one that was on the screen at that particular moment in time. The eBay acquired switcher died a month or so ago and so the search for the “upgrade” was on...

Turn Your PC into an Affordable Video Surveillance System MSL Soft has released Easy Photo Grabber v. 1.3, an easy-to-use Windows application that turns your PC into a video surveillance system. Capture and store a series of video images from your webcam or video camera, or use Easy Photo Grabber's motion detection feature to alert you immediately when activity is detected...

ZoneMinder has just had a major update, including MPEG video streaming, MJPEG capture, bulk frame recording and a whole pile of bugfixes...